Collapsible tube.



G. MARCEAU.

COLLAPSIBLE TUBE.

APPLICATION man, MAR- Is. 1916.

Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

: Mwwl ATTORN EY GEORGE MARCEAU, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COLLAPSIBLE TUBE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

Application filed March 16, 1916. Serial No. 84,975.

2 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEoRen MAnonAU, citizen of the United States, andresident of New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CollapsibleTubes, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in collapsible tubes, such as areused in delivering at will plastic or thickened liquids.

The invention consists of a screw cap, having its upper exterior portionprovided with a concavity and a slit, cut transversely across theconcavity, so that the portion above the slit may be turned upwardlywhen used as a hanger.

In the drawings Figure 1 represents a part sectional and elevationalview of the screw cap, mounted upon the collapsible tube.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the cap.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout drawings, in which isshown the collapsible tube, a, provided with the removable screw cap, 6,provided with the slit, 0, cut' transversely therein. The upper exteriorsurface of the screw cap, I), is also provided with the concavity, (Z,so that when the slit, 0, shall have been made it will enable the upperportion to be turned upwardly, aS shown by dotted lines, thereby forminga hanger. It will be obvious that the function of the depression d, isto provide a perforation through that portion of the cap I), when turnedup as shown in dotted lines of Fig. 1. The depression (I may be of anyshape desired, thus providing the upturned-portion with a correspondingshaped perforation, thus enabling it to be placed upon a hook whensuspended.

I am aware that collapsible tubes have been provided with hangers,heretofore, of twisted or single wires, or metallic strips secured tothe sides of the tube, or secured to the top of the cap. It will beobvious that these hangers, protruding beyond the can and the tube,necessitates them being bent or turned over when making a compactpackage for transportation. These objections are overcome by myinvention herein disclosed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

In a collapsible tube the combination con- I sisting of the screw cap,the slit cut transversely through the body of the screw cap, the portionabove the slit provided with a centrally located perforation, the latteradapted to be placed over a hook or nail, when the portion above theslit is turned up wardly and used as a hanger.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, this 8th day of March, A. D. 1916.

GEORGE MARCEAU.

Witnesses:

T. BEEMER, JOHN GERONES.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, I). 0.

